Intergraph Convenes GeoSpatial World 2005

SAN FRANCISCO, April 26, 2005 - GeoSpatial World 2005 - Intergraph
Mapping and Geospatial Solutions and the Intergraph
GeoSpatial Users Community (IGUC) today opened GeoSpatial World 2005, the
annual international training and management conference, in San Francisco,
Calif., showcasing strategies, advantages and solutions for enabling spatial
enterprises. Halsey Wise, President and CEO, Intergraph Corporation, opened the
event, outlining the company’s vision as a leader in spatial information
management solutions. During his keynote address, Wise highlighted Intergraph’s
full of range of spatial information management products and services,
reinforcing the company’s continued commitment to delivering innovative
solutions that create the greatest value for its customers.

Preetha Pulusani, President, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions,
followed Wise, addressing a crowd representing more than 50 countries. Pulusani
outlined the role spatial information management plays while explaining how
Intergraph is facilitating open spatial enterprises for the future. In addition
to Pulusani’s emphasis on the vital need to share and access data and the
necessity of interoperable solutions, she also discussed Web Services and open
relational databases, stressing how they are influencing access to spatial
data.

“Intergraph is committed to enabling our customers to visualize their data
and make the best use of their assets,” said Pulusani. “Through innovation and
our customer partnerships, we are moving the industry to embrace open spatial
enterprises, which will empower enterprises with integrated spatial information
that helps improve productivity and cut operational costs.”

Also at the conference, Intergraph announced the upcoming release of
GeoMedia(R) 6.0 and G/Technology(TM) 9.3. GeoMedia 6.0 brings hundreds of new
and improved commands for an organization’s spatial enterprise. The many
enhancements in 6.0 combine to deliver increased data accuracy, efficiency and
productivity. With the creation of new geospatial environments, GeoMedia can be
more easily deployed around the enterprise. New Web Services provide
capabilities to help integrate geospatial data in mainstream business
applications. Additionally, an advanced map display environment delivers
high-quality cartographic output.

The conference is a premier event for Intergraph customers and individuals
interested in learning more about managing and applying geospatial information
and solutions from an international perspective. GeoSpatial World 2005 features
more than 200 technical sessions, including thematic sessions, technical
presentations and demos, panel discussions, hands-on and lecture workshops,
keynote and plenary sessions and IGUC Network meetings.

Organized by tracks, the technical program focuses on implementations for
government; military and intelligence; photogrammetry and remote sensing;
transportation; and utilities and communications industries. In addition to the
technical program, a Foundations track includes topics that are broad in scope
and applicable to more than one industry, such as spatial analysis, data
management, metadata standards, enterprise warehouses and location-based
services platform technology, as well as topics on products and technology in
general. A Really Neat Stuff track showcases new and innovative use of
Intergraph technology being applied in industries outside of Intergraph’s
traditional markets.

In conjunction with the conference, a one-day Education Symposium will be
held to provide information about innovative geospatial research and
instruction for educators and academic researchers in K-12 schools, colleges
and universities. Pre-conference training seminars took place on April 25.
These interactive, intensive training sessions offered practical course content
and hands-on training. Sold-out site tours showcasing real-world applications
for geospatial resource management, enterprise GIS and geospatial
infrastructure management also took place on April 25.

Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions is a leading geospatial solutions
provider for the following markets: local, state and federal government; transportation;
utilities; communications; location-based services; photogrammetry; remote sensing;
cartography; and military and intelligence. For more information, visit http://imgs.intergraph.com/.

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